Sewing-machine cabinet



(No Model.)

A. P. GERALD@ SEWING MACHINE CABINET.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMOS F. GERALD, OF FAIRFIELD, MAINE.

SEWING-MACHINE CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,279, dated fillyI4, 1885.

Application'filcd March 7, `1884.V (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, AMos F. GERALD, of Fairfield, county of Somerset,and State of Maine, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Sewing-Machine Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet-stand which isadapted for supporting a machine or other article in an elevatedposition or in a lowered position, in which it may be concealed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of a front elevation ofmy improvement, showing the cabinet open. Fig. 2'is a vertical sectionthereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a sectional viewthereof, showing the lower part of the stand broken away and the partsin a different position from that which they occupy in Fig. 2. Fig. 5isa sectional elevation taken on the lines y y, Fig.

' 3, and showing the lower part of the case broken away, and Figs. 6 and7 are views of a portion thereof detached.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A is the case or body of the cabinet. Said case may be made of wood ofany desired kind,

and, as shown, is provided on its front side with a door hinged at onevertical edge, and having on it panels and handles to simulate drawers.The top B of the case may project beyond the body, and comprises amovable section, F, which is externally of about the same size as theinterior of the body of the case, and is capable of being raised andlowered therein.

E E are levers, the outer ends of which are secured to a rod, b, whichis supported at a c to a fixed portion of the top B. The said rod formsthe fulcrum of the levers. The inner ends of-the levers have upon themfrictionrollers c c,arranged at right angles therewith and passingbeneath the movable section F of the top. By raising the said levers thesection F may be elevated, and by lowering said levers the section F maybe allowed to descend to its normal position. The said section isadapted to move freely up and down within said case A. Beneath the saidsection F is a pair of crossed levers,G G,which,when

said table is raised by the levers E E, are adapted to keep the saidsection approximately horizontal. The said levers G G are pivotedtogether at or near the middle of theirlength. The upper end of thelever G is pivoted to a bracket, e, which is secured to the under sideof the section F by screws or otherwise. The lower end of said lever Gispivotally connected to a horizontally slotted bracket, f, attached tothe case A. As shown, said connection consists of a pin on the leverG,which enters the slot in the said bracket,and is adapt ed to be movedfreely therein. The lever G, at the upper end, is pivotally connected-toa horizontally-slotted bracket, e', in a manner similar to that justdescribed. Said bracket e' is attached to the under side of the movablesection F. Said lever, at itslower end, is pivoted to a bracket, f,secured to the case A. Said pair of levers G G is preferably arranged atthe rear side of said case A. As .the section F is raised and loweredthe ends of thelevers, which are supported in the brackets'e f, travelhorizontally in the slots of said brackets. When the section F hasreached its lowest point within thecase, it is supported upon brackets gg', attached to the case.- Strain is thereby removed from the levers EE.

C is a leaf supported on the rod b in such manner that it may beextended outward (as shown in Figs. l, 8, and 4) ush with the top of thecabinet, when the section F is raised to its highest position, and thatit may be ,swung over the interior of the case A when the sectionF islowered. This leafhas Vrecesses bznear the end which is supported on therod b, which may operate in conjunction with lugs d d', extendinglaterally from the levers E E', when the leaf O is raised from over theinterior of the case A and thrown backward into the position shown indotted outline in Fig. 6. Said recesses L on the leaf G then come iucontact with the lugs d d on the levers E E. In the continued movementwith it; As the section F is raised the levers G G, which are secured atone of their ends thereto, follow it in its course andmaintain itapproximately horizontal; or, in other words, prevent the said sectionfrom being tilted to one side.

Vhen the section F reaches its highest point of elevation, and it isdesired to secure it in such position, I have shown for accomplishingthis purpose two levers, H H, arranged upon the under side of saidsection near the front of the case. Said levers are preferably bent atapproximately right angles in such manner that thelonger arms thereofextendin a direction approximately parallel with the length of the ease,and the shorter arms thereof extend in a direction approximatelyparallel with the width of the case. Said levers are fulerumed upon thepins 11 t", extending downwardly from the under side of the section F,near the corners thereof, which are near the front of the ease. Theshorter arms of said levers have upon their free ends lugs h h, whichare adapted to fit within recesses inthe end pieces of the case A. Inorder to operate the said levers in one direction I have provided aspring, j, which is secured at one end to the section F and at the otherto one of saidlevers. The action of the said spring is to force the lugsh 7i into the recesses just described in the case A. In order to operatesaid levers in the opposite direction I show a button, k, having apivotal connection with the levers H H', near the free ends of theirlonger arn1s,previously described. The shank on said button passesloosely through slots in the said levers, thereby connecting said leverstogether. A nut having a screw -threaded connection with the shank onthe said button secures said button in its place. By moving the buttontoward the front of the case the levers I-I IrI are caused to rock onthe pins i fi in such manner as to disengage the lugs h h from therecesses. The section F may then descend to its normal position.

I have shown a sewing-machine arranged in dotted outline within thecabinet in Fig. 2, and the same is shown in another position in Fig. l.Suitable mechanism is also shown for operating said machine, also indotted outline. As shown, the section F is provided with a hole, throughwhich a belt may pass from the said driving mechanism to the saidmachine. Said mechanism may be varied, if necessary, to suit other usesto which the cabinet may be put. I may arrange in said cabinet atype-writer or other instrument, or the saine may be used, when closed,as atable or writing-desk. The side of the leaf C which is uppermostwhen the leaf is swung over theinterior of the cabinet may be coveredwith a piece of cloth, T, except at a portion near the fulcrum, which isof a width equal to the width of a fixed portion of the top B, so thatthe top of the leaf when the same is swung over the top of the case willlook like an ordinary table-top.

I have shown an auxiliary leaf, C', connected by hinges s to one of thelongitudinal edges of the leaf C, so that when the leaf C is extendedoutward this auxiliary leaf C may be swung out into the same plane.

I have shown the leaf C as provided with a pin, Z, and a recess, Z, inthe auxiliary leaf G,

which, when the auxiliary leaf is swung over the leaf C, may engage withthe pin Z by friction and secure the leaf in position. The auxiliaryleaf will be held against theleaf C when the latter is swungintoposition over the oase and while it is maintained in this position.

The cabinet may be made highly ornamental, and when completed forms apleasing and tasty article of furniture.

What I claim as niy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a cabinet-stand, the combination,with a vertically-movable topsection, of levers fulcrumed near one of their ends to a fixed portionof the cabinet-stand and having their other ends extending beneath saidtop section, lugs orprojections on said levers near the ends at whichthey are fulerumed, and a movable leaf pivotally connected near one endto the stand near the point Where said levers are fulerumed,substantially as described, whereby when said leaf is raised from overthe cabinet-stand and folded baekwardly it will engage with said leversand form a compound i lever.

2. In a cabinet-stand, the combination of the movable top section, F,the levers E E', having lugs d d', and the leaf C, having the recessesb2, for engaging with said lugs, substantially as specified.

8. In a cabinetstand, the combinatiomwith a vertically-movable topsection, of levers fulcrumed near one of their ends to a fixed portionof the cabinet-stand and having their other ends extending beneath saidtop section, lugs or projections on said levers near the points at whichthey are fulerumed, a movable leaf pivotally connected near one end tothe stand near the point where said levers are fulerumed, brackets onthe vertically-movable top section, slotted brackets on the case belowsaid top section, and crossed levers arranged beneath said top sectionand having a connection with said brackets, substantially as specified.

AMOS F. GERALD.

fitnessesz T. J. KEANE, XV. G. LrrsEY.

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